FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 1, 2019Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed MEM by 12 after the first quarter and won 100–92.

Final
MEM92
CHA100
Q1 CHA -12; Q2 CHA 0; Q3 CHA -3; Q4 CHA +8
Final
BOS113
NYK99
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +14
Final
OKC118
MIA102
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +19; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +16
Final
ATL112
UTA128
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +16
Final
HOU122
DEN136
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +14
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2017–18Feb 1, 2018: 5 games. Top scorer: Paul George (OKC @ DEN), 43 points.
The lead · MEM @ CHA

Charlotte rallies from 12 down to beat Memphis

Trailing by 12 after one, Charlotte outscored the Grizzlies 83–63 the rest of the way. Final: 100–92. Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-120-3+8CHA AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM2916281992
CHA17282530100
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 23, 21, 23, 22, 10, 14, 21, 23CHA23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 5, 7, 11, 9, 0, 14, 16, 20CHA20 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Shelvin MackPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 14, 2, 4, 8, 8, 3, 5, 19MEM19 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Ivan RabbPoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 4, 13, 5, 0, 2, 0, 10, 15MEM15 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 50 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg4.8Last 3

4.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 46 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.6Season avg27.7Today

28 minutes today, against 7.6 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · HOU @ DEN

Denver climbs out of an 8-point hole against Houston

Down 8 after one, the Nuggets won the second quarter 48–28 and the game 136–122. Malik Beasley led Denver with 35 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · DEN vs HOU
Malik Beasley · DENJames Harden · HOUPTS3530REB26AST39Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 43

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 27, 31, 31, 36, 23, 36, 37, 43OKC @ MIA · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Russell Westbrook OKC, Jun 19, 2012: 43 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
43 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Malik BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 13, 13, 0, 19, 14, 18, 22, 35DEN vs HOU · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +24.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 40, 17, 18, 19, 28, 32, 24, 20, 31DEN vs HOU · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 38, 57, 58, 48, 37, 61, 35, 40, 37, 30HOU @ DEN · L
36.2 PPG season to date · −6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 24, 16, 21, 5, 30, 26, 23, 28ATL @ UTA · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 9, 21, 17, 13, 10, 14, 21, 28OKC @ MIA · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
James HardenHOU+7.9 44.1 last 10 · 36.2 season
D'Angelo RussellBKN+6.0 25.6 last 10 · 19.6 season
Malik BeasleyDEN+5.7 16.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Terrance FergusonOKC+5.4 11.7 last 10 · 6.3 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+5.2 27.5 last 10 · 22.3 season
Cold
Rodney McGruderMIA−5.9 2.8 last 10 · 8.7 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.8 1.9 last 10 · 7.7 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−5.6 15.8 last 10 · 21.4 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−5.4 13.7 last 10 · 19.1 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season